Fnorder

Maybe it's not supposed to. I was told Smith and Wesson beats 4 aces. And for some reason I was only getting advice from the UFOs. I don't understand why it comes with the odd pictures either. Anyway my point is it doesn't even make sense to the little voices in all of us. I found no use for it.

That’s what this reminds me of: the little programs that gave us random messages when we logged in, back in the command line days. And it’s hilarious. I have just spent entirely too long playing with it. FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DON’T GET IT: This is not a game. Don’t expect it to be one; it isn’t. Don’t complain and down-rate it because it isn’t what it never pretended to be. It’s a fortune cookie app. And it’s not supposed to make sense. This is meant for a very specific subculture that plays certain games and reads certain books. If you are one of those people, you know and you get the jokes. If you’re got no clue what it’s all about, you’re not one; it’s an inside joke for people who are not you. And for the love of Eris, it’s free; don’t whine, just delete it. If you misunderstood what it is, or you don’t understand what’s going on, that’s because you’re not who it’s for. You’re rather like a Windows user who doesn’t get Mac jokes, or vise versa.

The app is attractive, and at least mildly amusing. However, where it has really been outstanding is when my eight-year-old (soon to be nine) is bored. She loves it. She asks for explanations of some of the words and sayings, which we give. Sadly, we had to forbid her to read everything out loud to us, as the constant, increasinly more incoherent due to giggles, chatter from the back seat made the grown-ups a bit frazzled. But it has kept her, and a friend, from being bored during long waits, and car rides. (She even made my spouse load it on his iPhone, too!)

Brings back memories of late night gaming sessions and consuming mass quantities... It is time to recover/replace my Steve Jackson Games collections and introduce my older children into non-electronic gaming of a quirky style. After a few sessions of Illuminati the news just isn't the same. The are plenty of things to make you say "Hmmm". Don't expect everything on the FNord App to make since as there are layers upon layers as in all effective conspiracies.

Once installed, the secret is to fnord. Each time you fnord, you gain more in-depth knowledge. Eventually, you'll be able to fnord in full clarity.